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		<title>I Haven&#8217;t cared Less about Election Day Since I Started Voting</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/11/i-havent-cared-less-about-election-day-since-i-started-voted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/11/i-havent-cared-less-about-election-day-since-i-started-voted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=1000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I voted today, but never has it felt more like a waste of time, and I honestly don&#8217;t care who wins.  Yes, I said I don&#8217;t really care who wins. I&#8217;ve completely lost my care because I&#8217;ve realized that it &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/11/i-havent-cared-less-about-election-day-since-i-started-voted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Words of Reason?</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/05/words-of-reason/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 03:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;ve noted several times over the last handful of months that I was spent on the landfill that our public political discourse has become.  The partisanship has gotten to a point where it sounds like grade school kids &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/05/words-of-reason/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>David Rivkin is a Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/01/david-rivkin-is-a-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=869</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some time in the middle of last year my interest in politics and government checked out.  I think I just got annoyed to the point where I just raised my white flag and gave up.  I just couldn&#8217;t take any &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2010/01/david-rivkin-is-a-tool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tenant Evicted Even After Paying Rent Because Landlord Sucks</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/tenant-evicted-even-after-paying-rent-because-landlord-sucks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/tenant-evicted-even-after-paying-rent-because-landlord-sucks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are some really crappy people in this world.  I truly hope that karma kicks them in the ass. Tenant pays rent, landlord doesn&#8217;t pay mortgage, bank forecloses and tenant gets evicted.  What happens to the landlord?  Not a damn &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/tenant-evicted-even-after-paying-rent-because-landlord-sucks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cheney on CNN</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/cheney-on-cnn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/cheney-on-cnn/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting in the airport waiting to fly back to DC watching Dick Cheney being interviewed about Obama&#8217;s policies on CNN and I&#8217;m wondering why. Its not like what he is going to say is going to be a shock &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/cheney-on-cnn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Now the FDIC Needs to Borrow Money</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/now-the-fdic-needs-to-borrow-money/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/now-the-fdic-needs-to-borrow-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[And this is why our economy is colossally screwed right now.  The FDIC didn&#8217;t collect any premiums from banks from 1996-2006 and not they want permission borrow $500 million to fulfill its purpose. The reason they didn&#8217;t collect premiums?  Congress &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/now-the-fdic-needs-to-borrow-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba Policy Argument</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/cuba-policy-argument/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t get the people in Congress and the rest of the country, for that matter, that think its a good idea to continue our current isolationist policies towards Cuba. It actually reminds me of that Far Side cartoon where &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/03/cuba-policy-argument/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What the Republicans Think is Waste</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/02/what-the-republicans-thinks-is-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/02/what-the-republicans-thinks-is-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After reading this article I felt compelled to share my thoughts.  Some of what they complain about I agree with.  Some of what they complain about makes me think they&#8217;re playing rubbish political games.  One basic issue I have is &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/02/what-the-republicans-thinks-is-waste/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Staggering Facts About our Government and Spending</title>
		<link>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/01/staggering-facts-about-our-government-and-spending/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/01/staggering-facts-about-our-government-and-spending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepresenttense.net/?p=350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Say whatever you want about the opinions expressed in the rest of this Bloomberg article, some of the figures about the spending of our government and our current budget shortfalls knocked the wind out of me.  Here are the highlights: &#8230; <a href="http://www.thepresenttense.net/2009/01/staggering-facts-about-our-government-and-spending/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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